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Faculty to Unfold Stark Drama
Promising to provide one of the most entertaining
shows of the year, the Pasadena City College faculty
unfolds its annual dramatic effort tomorrow, October
8, at 8 p.m. in Sexson Auditorium.
Under the direction of John Stewart and the spon¬
sorship of the Parent-Teacher Association, the show re¬
volves around the memories of a retired PCC teacher,
featuring an all-star cast, chiefly favorite instructors and
administrators. Included in this list are the heads of
the institution, Dr. William B. Langsdorf and Dr. Cath¬
erine J. Robbins, principal and assistant principal, re¬
spectively.
In the dreams of the former teacher, played by
William Jones, English instructor, will be the most mem¬
orable events of his teaching career. Certainly a most
memorable moment in the life of any teacher would
be his or her first class at PCC. Adventures at Fresh¬
man Camp and a trip to the beach during the spring
vacation will round out the evening’s performance. The
show, which will be emceed by Frank Hammond, also an
English instructor, will feature a lively hula dance, per¬
formed with utmost authenticity by seven of PCC’s
leading gentlemen instructors.
Prior to the production, the PTA will also sponsor
an outdoor barbecue in Memorial Court. Beginning at
5:30 p.m., a delicious dinner will be served by members
of Gwinn’s East Pasadena Restaurant. Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd. O. Gwinn have again taken over the responsibility
of the barbecue, as they did last year. There will be
plenty of time to enjoy the outdoor meal before the
entertainment starts.
According to Mrs. Charles Rodda, president of Parent-
Teacher Association, tickets can still be purchased for
the event at the Student Bank. Barbecue bids are 85
cents and show tickets can be purchased for 50 cents.
PCC Chronicle
Vol. 54, No. 4
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California October 7, 1953
Pennington Named
Press Bureau Chief
Mary Ann Pennington has been appointed by the Asso¬
ciated Student Body Board of Representatives to the post of
commissioner of public relations, senior reporter in the City
College Press Bureau. She replaces Rick Neumann. A grad¬
uate of Eliot Junior High, Miss
Pennington has become well ac¬
quainted with the activities at
PCC during her one year of re¬
porting for the Press Bureau.
She is a member of Sigma Tau
Delta, honorary creative writing
fraternity, and the California
Scholarship Federation, where
she holds the position of publi¬
cations chairman.
As Press Bureau chief, Miss
Pennington will edit the City Col¬
lege Capers column in the Sun¬
day Star-News as well as head
the staff of reporters who cover
school news for all local and met¬
ropolitan newspapers.
Football to Enrich
Scholarship Fund
Pasadena City College’s schol¬
arship fund will have a golden
opportunity for enrichment as
the nineteenth annual Football
Circus, sponsored by the Pasa¬
dena Council of Parents and
Teachers and the Junior Cham¬
ber of Commerce, opens in the
Rose Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Program for the evening will
feature the football teams of the
seven junior high schools and
two junior colleges pitted in the
annual cross-town rivalry be¬
tween East and West. Half-time
will see the uniformed bands of
the nine schools strutting their
stuff.
Proceeds from the sale of
tickets sold at PCC will be large¬
ly donated to funds to provide
scholarships for worthy PCC stu¬
dents.
Ticket sales at PCC are being
handled by the student clubs, an¬
nounced Jessie Chittenden, coor¬
dinating counselor, who is spear¬
heading the drive. Tickets are
also available from the Attend¬
ance Office.
Thirty Named on
Conduct Committee
Seventeen faculty members and
12 students have been named on
the Pasadena City College Man¬
ners and Conduct Committee for
this year, according to Dr. Cath¬
erine J. Robbins, chairman.
. Representing a cross section of
student life, the students are
Sylvia Pauloo, AWS; Nancy
Wichman, ASB Cabinet; Roger
Samuelsen, ASB Board; Louise
Barnum, liberal arts; Neil Loom¬
is, business education; and for¬
eign students Kei Tomita from
Japan, and George Papudopoulos
from Greece.
Elena Dewar, science council;
Marge McLeod, freshman; Mar¬
cia Meyer from Hawaii; and Dick
Anderson, editor-in-chief of The
Chronicle, round out the list.
Faculty members on the com¬
mittee are Robert Haugh, Milton
Mohs, Jessie Chittenden, Arthur
Dittberner, Fredrick Borncamp,
Helen Reid, Allen Davis, Fred
Hammond, Amy Miller, Arthur
Wiley, Vernon Spaulding, Mar¬
garet McCaughna, Electa John¬
son, Eugenia Minas, Sydney Cur¬
tis, Catherine Robbins and Harry
Woods.
DRUMMING UP BUSINESS . . . Dr. William Langsdorf, PTA President Mrs. George Rodda,
Floyd Gwinn, proprietor of Gwinn’s Restaurant, Mrs. Gwinn and Sylvia Pauloo prepare delicacies
for the Faculty-PTA Barbecue to be held on Thursday, Oct, 8. —Pasadena independent Photo
Industrialist Chosen as
Feature of Conference
With John Peart, Southern California industrialist, as its
principal speaker, the fall conference of the Southern Califor¬
nia Junior College Association will convene on the Pasadena
City College campus, Saturday, Oct. 17. “Importance of
Vocational and Technical Train-
Bennett Now Full PCC Hosts
Band to Record Hi Fi
Music in 3-dimension
Three dimensional music will be recorded today when sound
engineers from the Kierulff Corporation, specialists in high-fidelity
music equipment, come to PCC.
Members of the Bulldog Band, under the direction of Robert
Fluery, are to record selections which will constitute a program to
be presented on Thursday, Oct. 22, at John Muir College.
Newest advances in 3D sound will be previewed by Kierulff for
the Los Angeles County Curriculum Department at this regular
institute session for music teachers.
An opportunity for teachers to see the new Kierulff equipment
will be provided and questions will be invited after the demonstra¬
tion.
Pasadena City College is to share the sponsorship of the meet
with John Muir. Mrs. Carolyn Weersing will lead' the PCC group
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ing in the Junior College” has
been set as the theme of the
event, according to Dr. Catherine
J. Robbins, chairman of local ar¬
rangements. About 1500 junior
college educators are expected to
attend.
An informal coffee hour will
open the session in Harbeson
Hall at 8:30 a.m. Miss Marjorie
McGlothlin is chairman of the
committee in charge of the con¬
ference opener. Approximately
26 sectional meetings will be
held in different areas of the cam¬
pus at 9:15 a.m., with each area
in charge of a host and members
of a committee headed by Jesse
Moses and Tom Fell.
Eleven o’clock will find the
delegates attending a general
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Time Psychologist
For the first time this semes¬
ter, Dr. Margaret B. Bennett is
the full-time occupant Of the
psychologist’s office. Previously,
Dr. Bennett has served Pasadena
as a part-time psychologist, di¬
viding her efforts between John
Muir and PCC.
Work and travel in Europe
have kept Dr. Bennett busy for
the past two years. As a consult¬
ant under the High Commission
for Occupied Germany, Dr. Ben¬
nett specialized in vocational
guidance for girls and women.
On the job as PCC’s psycholo¬
gist, Dr. Bennett is confronted
with a wide range of student sit¬
uations, from vocational guid¬
ance, one of the most usual prob¬
lems, to questions' about, home,
school and personal adjustments.
An “Open Door Policy,” as
well as a program of group meet¬
ings, is going to be established,
according to our new' psycholo¬
gist. “All students are welcome
to visit thfs office,” says Dr. Ben-
net. Currently, about one-third
of the students do come volun¬
tarily.
Ben’s Ghost
Ghosts will haunt Sexson Audi¬
torium this Friday, Oct. 9, when
members of Theta Rho Pi pre¬
sent the assembly to the City
College faculty and student body.
Under the direction of Chris
Tambe, the program will be “The
Ghost of Benjamin Sweet.”
Theta Rho Pi, PCC’s honorary
radio fraternity, sponsors and
produces one assembly each se¬
mester and Friday’s event consti¬
tutes their seventh semi-annual
show.
In the form of a radio show,
“The Ghost of Benjamin Sweet”
is a comedy consisting of eight
to ten characters. The plot un¬
folds in an old house where a
group of people are in the midst
of a party. Inhabitants of years
past return to the house as ghosts
and add humor to the play by
commenting on the procedings
and those participating in the
party.
As in all but two assemblies
this semester, student body cards
will be required for admission.
